Highly experienced senior IT professional with extensive credentials including:> Database architect with 15+ years experience and in-depth knowledge of functional and data needs. Expert knowledge of data modeling in major application areas across industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, and retail. > Software development with extensive skills in programming, architecture, analysis, and the SDLC. Expertise in high-level and detailed system design, requirement gathering, logical and physical data modeling, development, and implementation. > Extensive knowledge of RDBMS: POSTGRES, MySQL, SQL, ORACLE, PowerDesigner, and ERWIN. Extensive experience in UNIX, LINUX, and Windows with C, Talend, Java.> Proven ability to assemble and mobilize project teams, building consensus among multidisciplinary technical and functional teams in the rapid development and implementation of database solutions. Recognized by managers and colleagues as a positive leader and a sharp strategic thinker, mentor and problem solver.> Designed and implemented a migration scheme that reduced downtime from 5 days to 36 hours saving the company over $20 million.> Architected and built tools that revolutionized content comparison and increased the hit rate of client sites by over 20% in a search engine optimization environment.> A track record for timely project delivery -- implemented a Customer Support system that exceeded expectations and was completed under budget and in less than half the time that the previous attempt took to conclude in failure.> An acclaimed publisher and a proud recipient of a publisher of the year award from the British Computer Society.> A highly educated motivator with an aptitude for assessing corporate needs and delivering systems that meet goals and remain within budgetary guidelines.I also have a proven ability for objective analysis and skilled at making quick decisions based on wisdom, knowledge, experience, and judgment.Specialties: Data and Systems Architecture, Language-mediated interactive systems, Performance Tuning, Systems Integration, Software Development best Practices
Listed skills include Databases, Database Design, Sql, Unix, and 42 others.